Not sure about Africa but we did embark on a trip to my dh's birth place in Bequia (small island in the Carribean) when my kids were 6,4,2,and 8 mos. We were taking 4 very city American kids to what...

You said he was playing/pushing against a play house door and hurt someones hand. Maybe the teacher saw that grabbed his arm and either pinched him with her fingers or on the door he was leaning on....

Has he recently given up a nap? It sounds like you know that it is hunger and fatigue. Could he cuddle up with a book or a movie and a high protein snack during this time? Maybe make a little oasis...

Could the original school he went to have fostered some of the I am beter than you mentality? We have a private school in the neighborhood that prides itself on being better than everyone else. They...

Another Wii lover over here. It's funny we will use it like mad for a while and then not so much. Same with when we get new games. I like that it is more fun to play with a bunch of people so it is...

We've been to the one in the Poconos as well. SO much fun...So many kids..really bad food but the bottom line all four kids LOVE it and ask to go back all the time. Pack your patience, eat away from...

Can I add my .02 as a mom with an older child who seems similar to your dd. DD2 learned to read early and went from c...a....t to fluent reading seemingly overnight. Her teachers did not pick up on...

Destructo mama here as well. I've always believed it to be a temperment thing but my 3 dd never really did it but ds is seriously out of control. He will spend copious amounts of time setting up his...